The original line-up of Sugababes – Mutya Buena, Siobhan Donaghy and Keisha Buchanan – delivered a medley of their chart-topping hits on tonight’s results show. Greeted with enthusiastic applause as they graced the ballroom dancefloor, their vocal performance, however, seemed to leave several fans “underwhelmed”.
Iconic for their noughties pop anthems like Too Lost In You, Freak Like Me and Push The Button, the trio donned coordinated black ensembles for their Strictly spectacle preceding the results announcement. Nonetheless, their live rendition provoked a spectrum of reactions on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
One particularly unsparing fan wrote: “Sugababes couldn’t be more out of tune if I sang for them #Strictly.”
Another viewer blunt steered clear of future concerts: “Well, I won’t be booking tickets for Sugababes any time soon #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing.”
A third spectator labelled the appearance as “Sorry, but the Sugababes were totally underwhelming,” reports .
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The Sugababes’ performance divided viewers (Image: PA)
Meanwhile, another lamented: “I like the Sugababes but this performance is bad #StrictlyComeDancing.”
On the flip side, someone else expressed admiration: “Loved the medley from the Sugababes, some fantastic songs…#strictly.”
With similar enthusiasm, another declared: “The looks, the vocals, the talent… the original SUGABABES are everything and more… #StrictlyComeDancing.”
Amidst their performance, the audience and viewers also enjoyed a dance segment featuring professional dancer Neil Jones and his partner Nancy Xu on the ballroom floor.
The band performed a medley of songs (Image: BBC)
After a thrilling performance, viewers were on the edge of their seats to find out which celebrity would advance in the dance contest and who would be sent home.
Ultimately, it was actor who missed the cut for the quarter-final, becoming the ninth star to exit the stage.
The 30 year old soap star and his dance partner Michelle Tsiakkas found themselves in the nail-biting dance-off against 38 year old Olympian and her partner Johannes Radebe.
Following a tense second performance from both duos, the panel of judges reached a unanimous decision to save Montell and Johannes, resulting in Jamie and Michelle’s departure.
Jamie lauded as “magic” and expressed his deep appreciation for the entire team behind the scenes.
He said: “Not just everyone who you see in front of the camera, these four here (the judges), but everyone who works on this show, I have such a good bond and relationship with and that’s what made me want to do this show, it’s the people, not what I’m doing. I’ve had the best time.”
“We have laughed like you wouldn’t believe. I have nothing but the utmost respect for everyone on the show, so thank you,” he further added.
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